HELEN, a modular framework for representing and implementing clinical practice guidelines

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 413-426

  Skonetzki, S ^a,b   Gausepohl, H J ^a   Van Der Haak, M ^a   Knaebel, S ^a   Linderkamp, O ^a   Wetter, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Clinical practice guidelines; Decision support; Execution; Implementation; Local adaptation; Representation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEONATOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRITING;

EID: 6344294274     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633885     Document Type: Conference Paper

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